
Three years into President Bola Tinubu’s administration, Nigeria’s security crisis has deepened across multiple fronts, with school abductions, banditry attacks and terrorism deaths...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJuly 6, 2026Senegal’s national football team remains stranded in Seattle five days after their dramatic World Cup elimination, after the Senegalese Football Federation failed to...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJuly 6, 2026A 23-year-old Nigerian medical graduate, Nnani Adaobi Marian, has died from injuries sustained in a Russian airstrike on Kharkiv, Ukraine, just days before...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJuly 6, 2026Residents of Kwara State have voiced growing anger and fear after the state government constructed a makeshift “container bridge” using shipping containers on...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJuly 6, 2026The International Monetary Fund has confirmed that the Nigerian government spent approximately N8.83 trillion in 2025 without recording it in the national budget....
ByWest Africa WeeklyJuly 6, 2026Harry Kane scored twice in the final 15 minutes as England came from behind to defeat the Democratic Republic of Congo 2-1 in...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJuly 3, 2026The World Health Organization has declared an end to the hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship that sailed from Argentina, after the...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJuly 3, 2026The third batch of Nigerian returnees from South Africa has arrived in the country, marking the latest phase of a presidential evacuation directive...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJuly 3, 2026Niger’s transitional authorities have adopted a new penal code that significantly toughens penalties for the embezzlement of public funds, introducing life imprisonment and...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJuly 3, 2026The World Bank has approved a fresh $1.25 billion loan for Nigeria under its Nigeria Actions for Investment and Jobs Acceleration programme, marking...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJuly 3, 2026At least 13 people have died in Ghana’s capital, Accra, after torrential rains triggered severe flooding that submerged homes, destroyed buildings and cut...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJuly 1, 2026Senegal’s lawmakers have passed a controversial constitutional reform that expands the powers of parliament while curbing those of the president, triggering protests outside...
ByWest Africa WeeklyJuly 1, 2026